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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19
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Correspondence of the PaIatlrd Ne,os.
CRESCENT CITY. FLA, April l6.
The election passed off quietly.
Willis r, Kemp made fine run
for mayor, and was elected by
seven majority over his competitors, D'
Sprague and II. l.. Tebbets. Messrs. u.
\. Gone, l.. p. Willis and Travis =. Gibbs
(colored), were elected councilmen. j.
II. Pierce WAS reelected clerk and treas
urer. William Grim was elected mar
shaI with fifteen votes; X. o. Burton as
collector, and T.. A. Kemp as assessor.
NJ. j. Jenkins appears to have run for
too much office, and although he got the
largest vote forty eight for marshal and
collector, he was declared not elected by
the canvassing board. Don't understand
il.
A woman, claiming 20 be Mrs. Will
liams, has arrived here from Arkansas
to look after her truant husband, whom
she declares was unlawfully married 10
one Of our most respected ladies, last fall.
We hope greatly that she is mistaken In
her declaration.
Capt. J. X. Hill left last Thursday for
his old home in Pennsylvania, to attend
as witness in IA very important lawsuit.
He will soon return.
Mrs. A. G. Clark, one Of our most re-
spected and popular winter residents, re-
turned this week 10 her summer home in
Providence X. ].
Capt. Norton's new arrangement, by
which the steamer Victorine leaves Pa
Iatka every day at 2 p. M, and returns
from this place next day by ioa. m,
gives great satisfaction and appears to
be satisfactory 10 him in the way Of i'm
creased receipts.
The yacht Florena has been refitted mp
and il doing the Haw Creek excursion
business.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19
NUMBER 80.
BUCKEYE.
Farming in Putnam-tlorida Can Grow
Other Crops Than fruit-Good Advice
with Examples.

WIN
Correspondence ~ u,s PaldtJsa Ne,p.
WELAKA, FLA, April is.
The season, 40 far, has been the most
backward one that remember 20 have
experienced during a residence Of sew
enteen or eighteen years. There was
not the usual rains in February OF March
bat plenty OF frost; March being a very
cold one, 80 much so that those who
planted early had things nipped. such
things AS beans, melons, Tomatoes, egg
plant, squash and many other spring
crops will not do well II once chilled;
they will not grow while the soil is cold,
and in consequence Florida is behind her
usual time in the market line. April has
been a fine month, plenty of rain; little
cool, perhaps. Many are now planting
and :. III come on about as early as II In
four weeks ago.
When first came here, Mr.. Clark Ste
phens raised abundance Of corn, cotton,
sweet potatoes, etc, as did others through
the country, who had cleared land by de-
grees; all this passed away and orange
growing seemed TO supersede everything.
do not believe there was any need of
this, and know we can avoid much, IL not
all, of that great expense of buying hay,
and grain grown at the North. Ii Is true
we are not an agricultural country, but
If We can prove self-supporting we take
long stride in that direction, and the
fact after getting known will be the
means of bringing as many people 10
this State as orange growing does. For
man at the North TO be pretty certain
he can grow living and at the same
time attend TO making an orange grove,
will bring class of people here who are
wanted. | raised last year about i25
bushels of corn, with forage enough 10
feed "A horse and two cows. | also fatted
about 800 or 600 pounds of as nice pork as
one wishes Ia eat; have SOME corn still
ON hand and sold some. | also raised
plenty of fine sweet potatoes. | am not
situated 80 | can take especial pains with
anything, and / feel sure, If have sue
ceeded, most any one else can. My
neighbor, Mr.. Woodworth, has a nice
field of oats and rye; the latter looks
fine and makes first-class early feed;
can be put To pasture all winter. All
this is done on very common pine land,
no hammock.
In planting rye, il is necessary 10 get
that grown in the South, and believe
better yet if grown in Florida. l sowed
some this year which proves to have
been Northern rye. Such a mistake is a
great loss of time and value. One great
difficulty, during summer, is 10 cure the
green crops. believe if pea-vines were
stacked loosely when green, they would
cure without being housed, or better yet,
long shed to cure crops on racks, then
NOW away. | wish every one would try
his way and report success. The silio may
yet prove the best way, but IL will take
time to have them in universal use; In
fact. il is not an inviting looking mesf.
Let us see who can give the best account
of growing something this season.
BUCKEYE.
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SANFORD.
II Was Only "a Joke-The Catholic Fair
Who l. Hey
COrreSDUdrnc.. pAIsTKA NEWS
H..

IL Was Only "a Joke The Catholic Fair
Who Is He?
Corresondence PALsTKA NEWS.
SANFORD, FLA, April 10. 1887.
The Catholic fair here which has been
in progress since "Wednesday night.
closes tonight. Its success has i'm every
way been as great as could have been
looked for, and ti.e receipts will go a
long way towards aiding i'm the erection
of a much needed Catholic church at
this place.
cure the nomination for Senator, San
ford has a representative i'm Tallahassee
whom not only she, but a vast ma jority
Of the people of all Middle and South
Florida. would feel honored i'm having
brought forward and elected. In every
sense he is fully equal to the duties of the
office, and it would be his supreme pride
to render satisfaction to the entire State.
Further than this it is not necessary to
say, nor is it required here To mention
his name, as he is sufficiently we'll known
not as an aspirant. but as "A strong ad-
vocate of one Of the two leading candi-
dates.
We were made quite sick Yesterday on
reading that Chicanery ii. Jones, Of the
Times Union. had received three votes
for United States Senator. The mem
bers who so voted, should at once he
called home by their constituents, and
forever retired.
We trust that The PALATKA DAILY
NEWS will soon be the paper for at least
all South Florida. Long may she live
and proudly float over the Land Of Flow
ers, as the exponent Of truth and Justice,
exposing fraud and handicapping trick
cry whenever such is discovered 10 be
going on. SLUG Two.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19

RALEIGH, N. c., April 1s.-Two hun
dred hands, employed in the construc-
ton of the Raleigh water works, struck
to-day. The men demand an advance of
20 cents in wages. General Manager
Moore is out Of the city and will return
tomorrow. 1t is thought satisfactory
terms will be made, most of them be-
longing to Knights of Labor.
The plumbers and corkers did not join
the strike. The Knights of Labor had a
meeting in their hall this afternoon and
discussed the matter, some speakers
urging the strikers to hold out A COM
mittee was appointed to meet the con-
tractors. Hon. Jno. Nichols, Member
of Congress elect, was made chairman
of the COMMITTEES.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19
Harnes.ed the Cyclone
New Orleans Times Democr-,t

Erastus Winan, of New York has con-
cluded the purchase from Raymond
Bros, the inventors, of all the improve
ments upon the pulverizer which some
time ago he investigated at Montreal,
and which. it is claimed, illustrates an
entirely new principle in mechanics,
growing out of the natural principle de-
veloped in a cyclone. The results show
that iron Stag can be reduced to powder.
and that other refractory substances can
be treated with equal facility. Tests are
az once to be- made with naachines ready
for the purpose in various parts Of the
country on ores. fertilizers and various
other articles of commerce. which, if
successful. it Is chained. will revolution
ize the present mode of grinding and
pulverizing. A test made with . half
barrel of nails showed the iron ground
into the finest powder without the aid of
tooth. stamp or roller, and with nothing
but air.
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specting the mutual functions of carriers
and the Commissioners i'm carrying the
law into effect according 10 its true
intent nnd meaning, there will be no
lack of good faith and cooperation Of
every kind Of the republic Of industry
throughout the land. under favorable.
fair and reasonable terms. conceding
frankly to the people all the rights, bene-
fits, advantages and equal privileges
which the ''act to regulate commerce
was intended to secure.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19
Jurymen In the " GiIded Age"
From the New York Graphic dsssJ

From the New York Graphic d55sJ
There have been several amusing in
cidents connected with the piece" said
Colonel Sellers, laughing; enough per
haps, TO recompense for the far from
cheerful atmosphere which surrounded
its early days. One night In Troy, twelve
students volunteered To act ar the jury,
and had them put I'm two private boxes
mot jury boxes-stage boxesj 70 wait
until the last act. The courage Of one
Of the number oozed away with the
progress of the piece, and when the time
came We had To go ON with eleven jurors.
But we got a verdict. knother time the
Mayor and some Of the Council Of the
city where we were playing-I believe
there was Judge among them,
too-volunteered 10 act as
jury. Don't give us away, Ray
mond, they begged. But the audience
gave them away with three rounds OF
applause in recognition, while 70 add 70
the tumult the platform on which their
chairs was placed gave way, and down
came the honorable body, who there and
then made their first disappearance ON
any stage. Again, one night the fore
man Of the jury rendered the verdict.
Not guilty, wbereupon an excited juror
shouted guilty at the top OF his voice.
The stage manager went precipitately To
see why this juror disagreed 10 very
loudly. What did you do that for, sirp
he cried. Coz, said the youth, Il be-
lieve she was guilty anyway The boy
had the true spirit-he sank his identity
even In such . minor part ~ a juror.
Bot such realistic acting didn't pay"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19
Tn. Holy Sc. Favor. tn. knights.

NEW YORK, April 1s.-The Catholic
Ne,cs of this city, to-day, received the
following cable dispatch from Rome con-
cerning the Pope and the Knights of
Labor:
ROME, April 1S.-The Pope has de-
cided the question Of the Knights of
Labor in favor Of that organization.
This decision will stand so long as the
present method pursued in the futhering
of their aims prevails. The document of
Cardinal Gibbons has been endorsed.
The Pope further decides that in Canada
where the mandament has been issued
against the Knights, the members of the
order will receive absolution on promise
of obedience to a further decision of the
Holy See. II the Knights identify them
selves with the theories now being dis
seminated by certain agitators, this de-
cision in their favor win be revoked"
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4 Steamer Ashore.

LONDON, April l3.-The steamer Tas-
mania, of the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company, is ashore
on Moniacha rock, To the south of Cor
sica- The children among the 80 pas
sengers have been safely landed. Asshs-
tance has gone from Ajaccio and Mar
sailles. The sea is rough and il is diff
cult get near her
Later dispatches state that the Tas-
mania carried $50 passengers. OF these
seventy-fou have been landed. French
steamers are near the stranded vessel as
sisting in the work of rescuing them.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19

The house of j. F. Bowers, treasurer
of Walton county, at DeFuniak Springs,
was entered by burglars Saturday night.
and robbed of $3, 900 and the county pa
pers. The money was in trunk, and
$4,000 of it belonged to the county. The
trunk was found a short distance from
the house, Sunday morning, and $500,
mostly silver, and the papers were found
in it The loss was discovered Saturday
night, and the woods adjacent the town
were secured, but no trace was found Of
the thieves.
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BALLOTS UP TO ONE O'CLOCK
THIS MORNING.
On the Fifteenth the Leading
8 Candidates Still Tied.
SD<ciaI To the PstIdfh1 N,,rs.

Special to the Pttidtkd Ns,rs.
TALLAHAssEE, April lS.-In the caucus
tonight Senator Mann spoke five min
utes, urging harmony and moved that
the caucus do not adjourn without a
Nomination if it took until 3 O'Clock to-
morrow. This was carried unanimously
amidst deafening applause. Senator
Bryan moved to proceed to ballot. Sena-
tor Mann protested as their might be
nouzfnatsons not heretofore made, and
asked Senator Bryan to withdraw his
mOtion, which he did. Senator Mallory
spoke ten minutes, urging harmony and
disclaiming all bias or intention to figure
as dark horse. The motion to proceed
to ballot was renewed and carried.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19
Two Girls Burned Up.

LyNcHBURG, Va, April 1s.-A special
to the Adrance from Seven Mile Ford,
Smyth county, says the house of a man
named Brown, near here, was destroyed
by fire last night, in which his two
daughters, aged 10 and 81, were burned
to death, and three other persons 50
badly injured that they cannot survive.
The fire was caused by a defective fue.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19
EXPLOSION ON A SCHOONER.
The Cause Unknown--Two Men kiIIed---The Yes.
sci Baraed.

Ihe sause tnknowh--IWo Men kftled---Ihe Nes-
sci Baraed.
NEW YORK April 1s.-The steamer
Benefactor. from Wilmington, which
arrived to-day. reports that April 16. at
2:3O p. M, Cape Hatteras bearing west
by north. it picked up a yawl.
containing Captain Henderson and
four men, being part of the
crew of the schooner Geo. 5. Marts, from
Baltimore to Charleston, with a general
srgo, she having been, from son .
unknown cause, blown up and takiug
fire at O'Clock that morning,
killing the first mate Mr.. Mute and one
seaman. Those rescued lost everything
except what they had on. One was
badly burned in the face and hands.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19
The Maxwell Grant Valid.

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE Supreme
Court, to-day, affirmed the validity of
the Maxwell land grant, an old Mexican
grant covering over Zoo, 900 acres in
New Mexico. aud whose present owners
are the bondholders of the Dutch Land
Company.
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NEW YORK. April 1S.-Eugene Con-
ner, who was one of the employees of
Kanan 4 Son, manufacturing shoe
makers. whose men refused to obey the
order to strike issued by the Knights of
of Labor, cut his throat this morning in
in the hotel at Park Row and Roosevelt
street. Conner went out with the men
who struck but afterwards returned To
work. He had been repeatedly threat
ened the Knights of Labor. as was also
his wife and this preyed on his mind
and led To suicide.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19

AUGUSTA, Ca, April 49, - William
Brooks, formerly night watchman
at the Algernon Mills, went to the
mills tonight and demanded entrance
thereto of Adolph Leopard, the present
watchman. A quarrel ensued and Leo
pard shot Brooks dead. Brooks was in
toxicated.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19

PARIS, April 1S.-Heavy snow storms
and bitterly cold weather are prevailing
in the northern and eastern portions of
France. Farmers are despairing on ac-
count of the unprecedented severity Of
the weather
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19

From the eleventh to the fifteenth
ballot there was no material change.
In the Senate to-day Senator Wall
introduced a concurrent resolu-
tion embodying the amendment
TO Article XVI of the Constitu-
ton, Section 81, providing that all
transportation companies that have re-
ceived grant of public land shall fur
nish free transportation to members and
committees of the Legislature. and State
officers, when travelling ON official busi-
ness.
The Judiciary committee reported a
substitute for Senator Martins bill to
suppress bribery and corruption at cleo
tions. --- ~. -.....-
A bill passed this reading as follows:
IA To punish the obstruction Of railroad
tracks, a substitute for a number of bills
relating to stock killed by railroads, and
fencing railroads; the bill to fix the pay
of jurors at $3.50 per day; the bill pro
v'ding for a writ in civil cases to run in
other courts than that ~'here the suit il
brought; the bill to make all money and
property of railroads subject to garnish-
ment; bill to provide for geological
survey, ON the second reading the special
order was considered, debated. and
again postponed until Monday next.
Senator Walker introduced a bill pro-
viding for the erection of an Executive
Mansion i'm Tallahassee.
Senator Martin was added to the Edu-
cation Committee.
The bill tn prohibit the issue of passes
To members of the Legislature, was con-
s'dered and ordered engrossed.
THE HOUSE
In the House. little of Importance oc-
urred
Mr.. Kinds bill regulating the sale of
fertilizers was laid on the table.
A substitute for several bills relating
To the killing of stock by railroads. and
the fencing of railroads, was reported
by the proper committee and adopted.
MIR. Campbell introduced bill for the
establishment Of a normal school.
A resolution of MIR. Hind that the
House adjourn for one week to allow a
committee to visit the Lunatic Asylum
and other State institutions was laid ON
the table and ordered expunged from the
Journal
The Committee ON Privileges and Flee
tons had final meeting to-day and
agreed ON report on the contested elec
tion case from Dade county. The tenor
OF the report is not made public. but it i,
rumored that the seat is awarded te
Hon. James Wood Davidson. the con
testant.
The Committee on the Missing Sec
ton" did not make report to-day, anc
it is now believed that it will fix tn,
blame ON the Engrossing Committee oi
the Convention, of which E. c. Low,
was Chairman. CHoATE.
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Showing In Ppnusvlysnfs and New York

WAsHINGToN, April 1s.-A heavy rain
here to-day prevented the Emancipation
Day parade Of the colored people. Rain
prev ented base ball playing at Baltimore
and Philadelphia. Snow at New York
and Brooklyn had the same effect. Ten
inches of snow fell in the oal regions of
Pennsylvania
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19

SELMA, Ala, April 1s.-The contract
under consideration between Armour &
Co, of Chicago, and the Selma Land Co.
was closed to-day, the same having been
signed by both parties, and their exten-
sive houses with refrigerators will be
erected here at once.
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An Eight Hour Victory.

CHICAGO, April 1S.-About 5000 car
penters returned to work this morning
on a basis of eight hours and 35 cents an
hour. All the employers appear to be
willing to engage the men on their
terms, provided the men applying are
skilled workmen.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April lS.-The
President. to-day, appointed Colonel
Wesley Merritt to be Brigadier General
vice Brigadier General Orlando b. VIII
cox retired.
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CINCINNATI, April 1S.-AbOut 80
stove mouliers were ordered out to-day
because of the patterns of Bridge. Beach
& Co., of st. Louis, were offered.
LOUISVILLE, April 1S.-Five hundred
moulders quit work in this city this
Louis were given out.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19

WAsHINGToN, April ls.-The Timber
Agent Commissioner of Florida has re-
ported to the General Land Office, that q
lumber firm IN that State has caused 10
be cut and removed from government
lands in one locality. 2,DO,O0O feet Of
lumber valued at go, 900.
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Boiler Explosisa.

Augusta, Ga, April 1S.-The boiler
of the Georgia Chemical Works exploded
to-day, killing machinist George Bigger
and blowing another man fifteen feet.
His injuries. however. are not fatal.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19

The Vicksburg Southrons and the Raj
eigh Governors Guards, two companies
which were reported to have Withdrawn
from the National Drill ON account Of the
entry Of colored companies, have an
nounced that they viii enter.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19

Fatal Illness of MI. Bisine's Brother.
Hot SPRINGS, ARK, April 1S.-MajOr
John @. Blaine, Paymaster in the
United States Army, and brother to
James g. Blaine, is lying at the point of
death at the United States Army and
Navy Hospital here. His condition is
81 precarious there is no hopes of his re-
cOvery.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19

RALEIGH, N. c., April 1S.-There has
been no further disturbance at the State
Penitentiary since Saturday evening.
All the convicts went to work this morn
ing as usual
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houses, cut away the lower stairs ami
made fOrtresses of the upper floor
whence they are defending themselves
against the constabuIary.
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LOUISVILLE. KY, April iS.-The busi-
ness portion Of North Middleton. Ky,
was almost totally burned, yesterday.
The loss is $3J, 900.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19

VIM. j. Cochran, wholesale tobacco
merchant Of Baltimore, made an assign
ment yesterday.
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Partial vtrtOry fer the Cs~ rrion Party.

LONDON, April 1S.-Sir Bernhard
Samuelsons amendment to the Crimes
Bill to the effect that the bill. if passed,
would increase disorder in Ireland, and
endanger the Union and Empire. and
therefore should be rejected, was de
feated in the House of Commons to-
night. by a vote of $40 to a64 and the
Crimes Bin was agreed to without a
division
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Making Fsrsres.ss of Their Hsuss~-
DUBLIN, April Is.-The London Skin
nsrs Company is evicting tenants On its
estates at Delperstown, near London
derry. The tenants are resisting, in
many cases having barricaded their
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-19
WHAT Mr. PARSELL SAYS.

In an interview here to-day, Mr.. Par
nell pointed out that although at first
sight some of the letters in the Times
fac simile printed this morning appeared
To resemble his autograph, close COM
parison shows decided and striking diff
ferences in many important parts. Mr..
Parnell said the letter and signature
were impudent forgeries, and that he
strongly suspected the identity of the
forger. He was undecided whether to
prosecute the Times or not.